Project Finance and Systems Analyst

Job description

About BNP Paribas Group:

BNP Paribas Group is a leading European bank with a strong global footprint across 72 markets and more than 202,000 employees. The Group provides corporates, institutional and private investors with product and service solutions tailored to their specific needs. It offers a wide range of financial services covering corporate & institutional banking, wealth management, asset management, insurance, as well as retail banking and consumer financing through strategic partnerships

About BNP Paribas India Solutions:

Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas Group, a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. With delivery centers located in Mumbai and Chennai, we are a 24x7 global delivery center. We partner various business lines of BNP Paribas such as Corporate and Institutional Banking, Wealth Management, Retail Banking through three verticals - Information Technology, Operations and Finance Shared Services.

About Businessline/Function :

The Nearshore department is a Cross Border team located in Mumbai. The department is servicing entities across APAC but can also intervene on Europe, US, UK and MEA platforms.

The functional scope covers Financial Accounting & Reporting, Credit Risk Reporting, Management Accounting, the articulation with ALM-T systems and contribution to the Liquidity Reporting.

Job Title:

Project Finance and Systems Analyst

Date:

2020

Department:

Financial Accounting & Reporting

Location:

Mumbai

Business Line / Function:

Finance Shared Services

Reports to:

(Direct)

Manager

Grade:

(if applicable)

-

(Functional)

Number of Direct Reports:

-

Directorship / Registration:

NA

Position Purpose

The main responsibility of this role is to manage, implement, coordinate and follow up projects related to/impacting Financial Accounting and Reporting systems as well as to provide Functional Finance Systems expertise on the BAU, at Regional level, with respect to Systems settings and their impact on Finance activity.

Responsibilities

· Assist the migration team in Madrid with deployment of changes to financial architecture across different regions.

· Testing of new financial accounting systems and various reporting streams

· Provide a validation of changes to finance architecture

· Perform specific analysis requested in the Financial Reporting, Liquidity Reporting, Management accounting and Credit risk reporting streams

· Resolve system data quality issues and provide support to production teams in BAU mode

· Manage the communication with the different stakeholders in BNPP & share best practices and solutions across different regions

· Contribute to enhancement, standardization and automation of the new financial systems

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

· Good accounting knowledge of banking products/activity

· Knowledge of financial reporting processes in Banking and Capital Market industry

· Knowledge of Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) activities and products

· Good communication (oral and written), organisation and documentation skills.

· IT skills: Excel advanced user, database consultation (SQL, Business Objects), Powerpoint. Knowledge of Finance tools and systems would be a plus.

· Language: fluent in English (both oral and written)

· Mobility: European / APA

· Ability to adapt to change.

· Capability to work and interact with various people of different expertise and level.

· Client oriented

· Collaborative worker & team player

· Ability to report in a synthetic manner

· Organizational skills: autonomy, capacity to manage several tasks in parallel, to prioritize and to manage pressure.

Specific Qualifications (if required)

· 3-6 years of experience in Finance within the Banking sector (Financial Accounting, Reporting, Business/financial analysis), including audit and consultancy firms.

· Experience as business analyst/project manager in Finance systems/interfaces implementation/migration projects (business analysis, functional requirements, User Acceptance testing) appreciated.

· Experience of working in international environment appreciated

Skills Referential

Behavioural Skills : (Please select up to 4 skills)

Ability to collaborate / Teamwork

Attention to detail / rigor

Active listening

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Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)

Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution

Analytical Ability

Ability to set up relevant performance indicators

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Education Level:

Master Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

At least 3 years

Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)

· MBA - Finance

· UAT background is a plus.

Desired profile

Qualifications :

3-6 years of experience in Finance within the Banking sector (Financial Accounting, Reporting, Business/financial analysis), including audit and consultancy firms.